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Note: New Hampshire constitutional amendments require a YES vote of 66.7% in order to pass.

1976 - Statewide - Question 2Are you in favor of amending the Constitution to provide that the public's right of access to governmental proceedings and records shall not be unreasonably restricted?

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City/Town Ward Pct Blanks Total Votes Cast
Totals
207,722
50,155
0 257,877
Alton
 
887
184
0
1,071
Barnstead
 
561
155
0
716
Belmont
 
836
184
0
1,020
Center Harbor
 
244
25
0
269
Gilford
 
1,715
291
0
2,006
Gilmanton
 
532
115
0
647
Laconia More »
 
4,365
814
0
5,179
Meredith
 
1,413
227
0
1,640
New Hampton
 
393
54
0
447
Sanbornton
 
502
84
0
586
Tilton
 
798
130
0
928
Albany
 
108
16
0
124
Bartlett
 
547
86
0
633
Brookfield
 
173
35
0
208
Chatham
 
48
2
0
50
Conway
 
1,853
327
0
2,180
Eaton
 
113
17
0
130
Effingham
 
178
33
0
211
Freedom
 
238
49
0
287
Hart's Location
 
10
3
0
13
Jackson
 
233
34
0
267
Madison
 
225
93
0
318
Moultonborough
 
920
166
0
1,086
Ossipee
 
596
155
0
751
Sandwich
 
448
64
0
512
Tamworth
 
207
91
0
298
Tuftonboro
 
610
86
0
696
Wakefield
 
638
169
0
807
Wolfeboro
 
1,517
239
0
1,756
Alstead
 
412
68
0
480
Chesterfield
 
744
132
0
876
Dublin
 
495
58
0
553
Fitzwilliam
 
484
99
0
583
Gilsum
 
173
35
0
208
Harrisville
 
261
40
0
301
Hinsdale
 
807
198
0
1,005
Jaffrey
 
1,273
311
0
1,584
Keene More »
 
6,344
1,066
0
7,410
Marlborough
 
569
109
0
678
Marlow
 
148
26
0
174
Nelson
 
167
30
0
197
Richmond
 
154
35
0
189
Rindge
 
670
141
0
811
Roxbury
 
50
17
0
67
Stoddard
 
183
41
0
224
Sullivan
 
158
36
0
194
Surry
 
175
54
0
229
Swanzey
 
1,553
281
0
1,834
Troy
 
528
118
0
646
Walpole
 
1,088
215
0
1,303
Westmoreland
 
416
58
0
474
Winchester
 
703
198
0
901
Berlin More »
 
3,798
911
0
4,709
Carroll
 
185
43
0
228
Clarksville
 
51
12
0
63
Colebrook
 
484
104
0
588
Columbia
 
86
32
0
118
Dalton
 
131
42
0
173
Dummer
 
64
18
0
82
Errol
 
79
19
0
98
Gorham
 
878
202
0
1,080
Jefferson
 
219
64
0
283
Lancaster
 
958
190
0
1,148
Milan
 
249
58
0
307
Northumberland
 
584
212
0
796
Pittsburg
 
187
79
0
266
Randolph
 
113
19
0
132
Shelburne
 
106
18
0
124
Stark
 
95
22
0
117
Stewartstown
 
164
54
0
218
Stratford
 
176
43
0
219
Whitefield
 
489
94
0
583
Cambridge
 
2
0
0
2
Dixville
 
17
5
0
22
Millsfield
 
8
0
0
8
Pinkham's Grant
 
9
0
0
9
Second College Grant
 
0
0
0
0
Thompson and Meserve's Purchase
 
1
0
0
1
Wentworth's Location
 
13
2
0
15
Alexandria
 
195
33
0
228
Ashland
 
482
117
0
599
Bath
 
193
49
0
242
Benton
 
38
22
0
60
Bethlehem
 
513
80
0
593
Bridgewater
 
176
46
0
222
Bristol
 
660
126
0
786
Campton
 
439
100
0
539
Canaan
 
571
92
0
663
Dorchester
 
76
12
0
88
Easton
 
76
3
0
79
Ellsworth
 
15
7
0
22
Enfield
 
730
136
0
866
Franconia
 
325
39
0
364
Grafton
 
162
35
0
197
Groton
 
47
17
0
64
Hanover
 
2,769
199
0
2,968
Haverhill
 
881
183
0
1,064
Hebron
 
133
23
0
156
Holderness
 
412
91
0
503
Landaff
 
78
25
0
103
Lebanon More »
 
2,881
382
0
3,263
Lincoln
 
300
74
0
374
Lisbon
 
343
75
0
418
Littleton
 
1,559
328
0
1,887
Lyman
 
71
13
0
84
Lyme
 
464
76
0
540
Monroe
 
180
74
0
254
Orange
 
75
12
0
87
Orford
 
295
78
0
373
Piermont
 
181
40
0
221
Plymouth
 
1,105
241
0
1,346
Rumney
 
316
88
0
404
Sugar Hill
 
216
30
0
246
Thornton
 
239
53
0
292
Warren
 
147
46
0
193
Waterville Valley
 
92
7
0
99
Wentworth
 
161
34
0
195
Woodstock
 
225
54
0
279
Amherst
 
2,677
456
0
3,133
Antrim
 
523
103
0
626
Bedford
 
2,652
540
0
3,192
Bennington
 
213
41
0
254
Brookline
 
426
130
0
556
Deering
 
243
32
0
275
Francestown
 
322
72
0
394
Goffstown
 
2,963
674
0
3,637
Greenfield
 
250
49
0
299
Greenville
 
368
136
0
504
Hancock
 
552
94
0
646
Hillsborough
 
701
176
0
877
Hollis
 
1,336
308
0
1,644
Hudson
 
3,316
1,063
0
4,379
Litchfield
 
675
139
0
814
Lyndeborough
 
308
59
0
367
Manchester More »
 
19,236
4,584
0
23,820
Mason
 
226
56
0
282
Merrimack
 
3,903
813
0
4,716
Milford
 
2,339
524
0
2,863
Mont Vernon
 
352
74
0
426
Nashua More »
 
13,566
4,813
0
18,379
New Boston
 
531
234
0
765
New Ipswich
 
563
171
0
734
Pelham
 
2,021
621
0
2,642
Peterborough
 
1,694
282
0
1,976
Sharon
 
79
10
0
89
Temple
 
254
42
0
296
Weare
 
791
173
0
964
Wilton
 
791
188
0
979
Windsor
 
36
5
0
41
Allenstown
 
945
309
0
1,254
Andover
 
464
100
0
564
Boscawen
 
732
150
0
882
Bow
 
1,365
234
0
1,599
Bradford
 
412
57
0
469
Canterbury
 
442
61
0
503
Chichester
 
402
60
0
462
Concord More »
 
9,512
1,356
0
10,868
Danbury
 
166
33
0
199
Dunbarton
 
384
88
0
472
Epsom
 
657
142
0
799
Franklin More »
 
1,958
399
0
2,357
Henniker
 
847
131
0
978
Hill
 
176
31
0
207
Hooksett
 
1,966
464
0
2,430
Hopkinton
 
1,232
194
0
1,426
Loudon
 
556
143
0
699
New London
 
1,245
160
0
1,405
Newbury
 
324
59
0
383
Northfield
 
667
114
0
781
Pembroke
 
1,474
310
0
1,784
Pittsfield
 
658
155
0
813
Salisbury
 
234
45
0
279
Sutton
 
370
55
0
425
Warner
 
638
104
0
742
Webster
 
293
41
0
334
Wilmot
 
213
51
0
264
Atkinson
 
1,188
216
0
1,404
Auburn
 
736
180
0
916
Brentwood
 
481
106
0
587
Candia
 
803
200
0
1,003
Chester
 
619
109
0
728
Danville
 
331
106
0
437
Deerfield
 
512
124
0
636
Derry
 
4,189
767
0
4,956
E. Kingston
 
314
44
0
358
Epping
 
689
224
0
913
Exeter
 
2,805
449
0
3,254
Fremont
 
352
101
0
453
Greenland
 
782
109
0
891
Hampstead
 
1,196
232
0
1,428
Hampton
 
3,581
626
0
4,207
Hampton Falls
 
525
118
0
643
Kensington
 
410
115
0
525
Kingston
 
1,119
230
0
1,349
Londonderry
 
2,722
443
0
3,165
New Castle
 
466
49
0
515
Newfields
 
286
53
0
339
Newington
 
270
57
0
327
Newmarket
 
957
181
0
1,138
Newton
 
798
186
0
984
N. Hampton
 
1,246
189
0
1,435
Northwood
 
621
139
0
760
Nottingham
 
495
98
0
593
Plaistow
 
1,482
306
0
1,788
Portsmouth More »
 
5,556
708
0
6,264
Raymond
 
1,015
318
0
1,333
Rye
 
1,853
256
0
2,109
Salem
 
6,702
1,506
0
8,208
Sandown
 
444
117
0
561
Seabrook
 
1,351
377
0
1,728
S. Hampton
 
286
55
0
341
Stratham
 
657
132
0
789
Windham
 
1,578
245
0
1,823
Barrington
 
1,048
227
0
1,275
Dover More »
 
6,619
1,171
0
7,790
Durham
 
2,676
236
0
2,912
Farmington
 
924
227
0
1,151
Lee
 
706
81
0
787
Madbury
 
307
54
0
361
Middleton
 
110
31
0
141
Milton
 
511
66
0
577
New Durham
 
293
72
0
365
Rochester More »
 
4,110
1,363
0
5,473
Rollinsford
 
592
147
0
739
Somersworth More »
 
2,541
568
0
3,109
Strafford
 
393
83
0
476
Acworth
 
200
24
0
224
Charlestown
 
1,148
271
0
1,419
Claremont More »
 
3,750
620
0
4,370
Cornish
 
426
81
0
507
Croydon
 
142
26
0
168
Goshen
 
178
31
0
209
Grantham
 
176
35
0
211
Langdon
 
122
27
0
149
Lempster
 
173
79
0
252
Newport
 
1,646
348
0
1,994
Plainfield
 
539
58
0
597
Springfield
 
147
39
0
186
Sunapee
 
816
248
0
1,064
Unity
 
197
39
0
236
Washington
 
146
47
0
193
Totals
207,722
50,155
0 257,877